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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Calibre eBook Converter – Instructions

So I have had to help a few people figure out and start
converting books via Calibre which is the bestest EVER! I’ve typed up these
instructions so many times I decided to make them public, so I can now just
provide a link lol. If you have been leaving your books in PDF format and not
converting them before Calibre formats the PDF into your eReaders format so
everything is a lot more reader friendly. So between me and a friend we typed
up some Calibre Instructions and Tips for using the software. If you are intrigue
and need to download the software I’ll put the link below. It is a free
software, but I encourage donating, because you will be using this software a
lot! You can also read on and organize your eBook library with this software.

1. Upload files and save on your computer in a preferred
folder as PDF

2. Open Calibre

3. Click the "Add Books" button

4. Select the PDF files youI want to convert from the where
you saved your PDF’s

5. I rename the files (I'm anal retentive like that they
have to be in the same format) They will often upload to Calibre with out of whack
titles and authors.

6. Highlight all the new books once approtiately named and
click "Convert Books" (Calibre knows what format to convert to since
you selected your eReader in the set up)

7. Plug in my Kindle (Or whatever reader you have) to the
USB port

8. Select all the books you want to add to your Reader and
click "Send to Device" button

9. Check to make sure all files transferred in correct
format and add to my "Collections" on my Kindle. I’m not sure how
other readers display the books so this would vary depending on your specific
eReader.

Tips for
converting in bulk:

Tip-If you save you books in individule folders, like have
all of your Gena Showalter in a folder, your Anya Bast in folder ect. then you
can add entire folders at a time to Calibre.

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